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Frogtoon Music Album Info: Sorcerer
Published: 11 Nov 2010, 19:24
Sorcerer The Third Album By The Second Miles Davis Quintet Is In A Sense A Transitional Album A Quiet Subdued Affair That Rarely Blows Hot Choosing To Explore Cerebral Tonal Colorings. Even When The Tempo Picks Up As It Does On The Title Track There's Little Of The Dense Manic Energy On Miles Smiles -- This Is About Subtle Shadings Even When The Compositions Are As Memorable As Tony Williams' "Pee Wee" Or Herbie Hancock's "Sorcerer." As Such It's A Little Elusive Since It Represents The Deepening Of The Band's Music As They Choose To Explore Different Territory. The Emphasis Is As Much On Complex Interweaving Chords And A Coolly Relaxed Sound As It Is On Sheer Improvisation Though Each Member Tears Off Thoroughly Compelling Solos. Still The Individual Flights Aren't Placed At The Forefront The Way They Were On The Two Predecessors -- It All Merges Together Pointing Toward The Dense Soundscapes Of Miles' Later '60s Work. It's Such A Layered Intriguing Work That The Final Cut Recorded In 1962 With Bob Dorough On Vocals Is An Utterly Jarring Inappropriate Way To End The Record Even If It's Intended As A Tribute To Miles' Then-Wife Cicely Tyson Whose Image Graces The Cover . Miles Davis Trumpet
Wayne Shorter Tenor Sax
Herbie Hancock Piano
Ron Carter Bass
Tony Williams Drums
Bob Dorouhg Voc. On 7 Recorded May 1967
Prod. Teo Macero